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The official music and entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality!Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:25:35 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0Kelly Clarkson on How Love Inspired ‘Piece by Piece,’ Bringing River Rose on Tourhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/03/03/kelly-clarkson-on-how-love-inspired-piece-by-piece-bringing-river-rose-on-tour/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/03/03/kelly-clarkson-on-how-love-inspired-piece-by-piece-bringing-river-rose-on-tour/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 16:29:12 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326995After the release of 2011’s Stronger and her holiday project Wrapped in Red, original American Idol champion Kelly Clarkson took a break from music to be a full-time mother to her daughter River Rose and her step-kids Savannah, 13, and Seth, 8, with husband Brandon Blackstock.

Now, after a four year break from releasing original material, the 32-year-old unveiled her long-awaited seventh studio album Piece by Piece on Tuesday, which features the lead single “Heartbeat Song” and the motivational track “Invincible.”

“It took long enough!” she told On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Tuesday morning. “Man, I haven’t had a record for a while, so I’m excited it’s finally out and everybody is going to hear it.”

The 16-song LP includes her powerhouse collaboration “Run Run Run” with Grammy and Oscar-winning artist John Legend, a duet she finally revealed after making a “joke” about other artists refusing to collaborate with her.

“I had already actually recorded my vocals on the Maroon 5 tour we did two years ago,” she said. “So I had already recorded my part, and then I had asked John to do it by the time we started actually doing the album … He recorded it while he was on the road and then I kind of recut my vocals again just to kind of match him on certain parts. God, he’s the coolest and he’s also the most talented. It must be so nice being John Legend.”

For the album’s title track, the “Breakaway” singer opens up about the abandonment issues she developed after her father divorced her mother when she was a child. With blunt lyrics like, “I would never leave her like you left me / she will never have to wonder her worth,” Kelly compares Brandon to her estranged father and promises to never leave her baby girl.

“From my experience as a child, going through a couple marriages with my mom, I never had a man stick around,” she said. “Whenever people said, ‘I’m in love,’ it didn’t really hold very much weight or gravity with me … I didn’t realize how much that affected me as much as it did until I met Brandon and I fell in love. I was like, ‘Wow, this is a completely different feeling.’ I didn’t know what I was missing. I wrote ‘Piece by Piece‘ about a conversation I had with my sister about that.”

In tandem with the album release, Kelly appeared on Good Morning America and announced her 37-date Piece by Piece Tour, which kicks off on July 11 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with scheduled stops in major cities including New York, Toronto, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles before concluding on September 20 in Camden, New Jersey.

In addition to guest performers Pentatonix and Eric Hutchinson, the audience may see special cameos from River, Savannah, and Seth. According to the pop star, she customized her tour bus to ensure the best road trip experience for her kids.

“We have my bus already! I have it like baby pimped out,” she revealed. “It’s got like a crib and it’s got our other section for our 13 and 8-year-old. We’re really ready. I’m just excited to get out there with new music.”

Also during her phone interview, the Texan opened up about gracing the cover of People magazine’s March issue with her 8-month-old baby girl, and revealed that she is a natural born model.

“Honestly, they had tons [of great photos]. She was so great,” Kelly praised. “Everybody keeps saying I should have her be some baby ad for something, and I’m like, ‘Nope, not doing that.’ She smiles all the time. She’s so happy … We’re happy. She’s like the happiest baby ever.”

You can purchase Kelly’s Piece by Piece album on iTunes here. You can also find the complete itinerary for her Piece by Piece Tour below:

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/03/03/kelly-clarkson-on-how-love-inspired-piece-by-piece-bringing-river-rose-on-tour/feed/0Kevin Bacon: ‘The Following’ Season 3 Is ‘Scarier Than Anything We’ve Done’http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/03/02/kevin-bacon-the-following-season-3-is-scarier-than-anything-weve-done/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/03/02/kevin-bacon-the-following-season-3-is-scarier-than-anything-weve-done/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 17:41:39 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326905Kevin Bacon will reprise his role as federal agent and criminal profiler Ryan Harder in Season 3 of FOX’s The Following.

The show’s junior season will shift its focus from the notorious violence with the introduction of brand-new villains and an even more complex storyline. On Air with Ryan Seacrest caught up with the 56-year-old actor on Monday to discuss the upcoming season’s thrilling and “scarier” design.

“Joe Carol (James Purefoy) is on death row, and the question for this season — because there are some new threats — is whether or not he is actually orchestrating this in some kind of a way, or maybe it’s just the tip of the iceberg,” explains Kevin. “And there is a bigger or scarier presence than even him.”

The new season will also introduce brand-new threat Theo, who will be played by Seven Pounds actor Michael Ealy. Bacon compares his character to the villainous Joe, but said Theo can potentially pose an even greater danger than the other villains on the show.

“About mid-way through the season, we got a fantastic actor Michael Ealy who comes on and does a really, really great job,” he teases. “He’s a new big bad and he is very, very different than Joe — a very different kind of presence, but just equally as scarier. There’s a lot of really interesting killers this year.”

As for the overall vibe of Season 3, Bacon says, “It is a frightening show and that’s what people want and expect from the show, and we’re definitely going to deliver that this year. I think there are things this year that are scarier than anything we’ve done.”

The Following returns on Monday night at 9/8c on FOX.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/03/02/kevin-bacon-the-following-season-3-is-scarier-than-anything-weve-done/feed/0Olivia Wilde Talks Scariest Scene in New Horror Film ‘The Lazarus Effect’http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/27/olivia-wilde-talks-scariest-scene-in-new-horror-film-the-lazarus-effect/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/27/olivia-wilde-talks-scariest-scene-in-new-horror-film-the-lazarus-effect/#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 17:21:13 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326674For her latest role in the horror film The Lazarus Effect, Olivia Wilde joins a group of young medical researchers to develop a serum that will bring the dead back to life.

After a terrible accident that kills Olivia’s character Zoe, her fiancé Frank (Mark Duplass) decides to cheat death and resurrect her with the serum dubbed Lazarus. Upon reviving Zoe, the researchers begin to realize the consequences of their actions after she develops telekinesis, mind-reading capabilities, and a fatally aggressive personality.

The Grey’s Anatomy actress spoke to On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Friday morning to reveal the most terrifying part of playing the demonic antagonist of the film, which was the scene where she awakens after being injected with Lazarus.

“When we shot that, that was probably the scariest moment,” she reveals. “I had to wait for the scene to get to the point where they pulled the sheet off me. I was kind of getting freaked out under there. But [for] most of the movie, I’m actually wearing these black eye lenses that make me blind, so it was an interesting experience shooting this movie only hearing everybody around me.”

The Tron actress goes on to explain how her real fear in life is people’s tendencies to snap, stating, “I’m more scared of people than ghosts.”

“That’s why The Shining is so scary,” she says. “Because it’s a story of a person going insane and trying to kill the people closest to them, and that’s what happens in our film too. It’s about a person going insane. It’s not necessarily about supernatural powers.”

Fans can watch The Lazarus Effect, also starring Evan Peters from American Horror Story, in theaters now.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/27/olivia-wilde-talks-scariest-scene-in-new-horror-film-the-lazarus-effect/feed/0Josh Duhamel: New Series ‘Battle Creek’ Features ‘Funny’ Investigationshttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/27/josh-duhamel-new-series-battle-creek-features-funny-investigations/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/27/josh-duhamel-new-series-battle-creek-features-funny-investigations/#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 16:16:48 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326667Josh Duhamel will star in CBS’ new cop drama series Battle Creek, also starring Dean Winters, about two mismatched investigators who must work together to rid the streets of crime in Battle Creek, Michigan.

The Transformers actor called in to On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Friday to explain his character, Detective Milton Chamberlain, and the format of the show, which was created by Breaking Bad‘s Vince Gilligan and directed by House‘s Bryan Singer.

“My character is sort of the newcomer character of this town,” Josh says. “This local detective squad is really underfunded and has to make due with very little. So my character is a government agent who has all the access to whatever information they need and has a lot more resources than they do, which drives my partner, Dean Winters’ character, nuts.”

As for the type of crime Special Agent Milton and Winters’ Detective Russ Agnew will be solving and the overall vibe of the show, the 42-year-old describes it as a mix of Bad Boys and The Heat.

“We’re hoping the audience feels something familiar from our show, but at the same time, it’s something completely different,” he says. “Because it’s a little bit more tongue-in-cheek, I guess, in some ways. Some of these crimes that we are investigating are almost funny. We shoot Tony the Tiger at one point and I have to investigate how he got shot. It’s actually not Tony the Tiger, we couldn’t get clearance. It’s Tom Cat.”

The series premiere of Battle Creek airs this Sunday at 10/9c on CBS.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/27/josh-duhamel-new-series-battle-creek-features-funny-investigations/feed/0‘OAWRS’ Turns 11: Most Memorable Interviews of the Past Yearhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/26/oawrs-turns-11-most-memorable-interviews-of-the-past-year/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/26/oawrs-turns-11-most-memorable-interviews-of-the-past-year/#commentsThu, 26 Feb 2015 17:53:29 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326410It feels like just yesterday we were celebrating the 10th anniversary of On Air with Ryan Seacrest! It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since that major milestone, but time does fly when you’re having fun.

6. Taylor Swift Got Down to Iggy Azalea While Co-Hosting With Ryan

5. Iggy Azalea’s Dramatic Reenactment of Her Papa John’s Delivery Boy

4. Nick Jonas Plays a Game of Crotchball

3. Ryan Gets Caked by Steve Aoki

2. Ed Sheeran Covers Beyonce’s ‘Drunk in Love’

1. Selena Gomez Talks Justin Bieber: ‘I’m Upset When He’s Upset’

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/26/oawrs-turns-11-most-memorable-interviews-of-the-past-year/feed/0Bella Thorne: New Movie ‘The DUFF’ Is About Being the ‘Coolest Weirdo’http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/26/bella-thorne-new-movie-the-duff-is-about-being-the-coolest-weirdo/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/26/bella-thorne-new-movie-the-duff-is-about-being-the-coolest-weirdo/#commentsThu, 26 Feb 2015 15:42:58 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326435Old-school fans may know Bella Thorne from the Disney Channel series Shake It Up as CeCe Jones, the oblivious, beautiful — yet personable — dancer who’s loyal to her best friend Rocky Blue (Zendaya). But for her latest film The DUFF, the 17-year-old plays the opposite of her childhood role and rules the hallways as Madison, the high school mean girl.

Also starring Robbie Amell (The Flash) and Mae Whitman (Parenthood), the Ari Sandel-helmed movie runs a premise on high school cliques and social labels like “The DUFF,” which stands for “Designated Ugly Fat Friend,” or someone who acts as the third wheel and buffer for their more-attractive comrades. However, the movie isn’t about becoming the better-looking friend and gain popularity, but to reiterate the platitude of self-love and acceptance in a comedic format.

“It’s really just about being put in labels and boxes and I think everyone in this room has been put in one before,” Bella told On Air with Ryan Seacrest during her in-studio visit on Thursday. “And it’s kind of just about saying, ‘Ok, those are just words and I can do whatever I want, and I’m still going to be the biggest, coolest weirdo that I can be.'”

For Ryan Seacrest, who grew up feeling like a dorky kid with glasses and braces, the message in DUFF reminded him of the tough and awkward times he went through as a teenager.

“If you’re a kid and you’re going through a tough time and you feel a little out of place, that out of place-ness becomes the beauty later,” the host said. “Because people look for originality later. So if you’re having a hard time, hang in there. You’re going to be the jewel soon.”

Unlike her DUFF character, Bella is in the business of paying it forward and using her platform to spread good vibes to her fans. She has donated her time to visiting patients at the Seacrest Studios in Orange County and Atlanta, which are two of eight full-functioning media centers across the U.S. that are built in the lobbies of pediatric hospitals by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

“It’s so much fun,” she said. “I just love the vibe that we give off to these kids. It’s like everybody there, in both of the hospitals that I’ve been to, they’re just so sweet and warm and they really make these kids feel special and beautiful just like they are. So I just love being there and just interacting with the kids and people.”

Towards the end of her interview, Bella played a Q&A game aptly called, “Every Thorne Has Its Rose,” in which she must successfully bank roses inside a vase to avoid answering personal questions from Ryan and Ellen K.

She failed to score two of the three shots and was forced to answer a question about her birthday plans this October.

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“I’m not really sure,” she contemplated. “No, I’m probably not [going to move out]. Honestly, my mom is my mom and my dad, so if I move out, I feel like I lose both of them. So that would be weird. One thing I think I’m really excited about is probably people can stop calling me 12! I hate when people say that!”

As for the most famous male celebrity in her phonebook, she answered, “Ansel Elgort.” Her pronunciation of the actor’s name caused a debate in the studio as to who is saying his name right, so Ryan asked Bella to phone in the Insurgent actor.

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“Hi this is Steve, leave a message,” the voicemail instructed. “If you’re calling for An-zel Elgort, this is the wrong number. Thank you.”

“It’s so much different than the fashion show that we usually do around Christmas,” Lily told On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday. “It’s much more personal. You kind of get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it’s like to shoot the swim catalogue, and you get to see our personalities. It’s really fun. We had so much fun filming it. Juanes and Maroon 5 make appearances in it.”

The lingerie company began teasing the smoking-hot Swim Special with several videos via YouTube, which promises an all-access pass for viewers to witness the production behind the VS swim campaign as they jump off cliffs and submerge underwater for the perfect photo.

Fans will also have a chance to acquaint themselves with the top models through candid and personal interviews that will air throughout the episode. Ahead of Thursday night’s special, Lily opened up about falling in love with Kings of Leon‘s Caleb Followill at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

“There’s something nice about a man who can play a guitar,” she said. “A lot of people met at Coachella! Alessandra and [Jamie Mazur] met at Coachella too. Coachella is a happening place!”

And her attraction to Caleb was love at first sight, the 29-year-old revealed. “I remember I’ve never thought like this, but I always knew I was going to see him again. So when I left, I knew I was going to see him and then I saw him again … Then he kind of got my number and it was very romantic.”

You can learn more about Lily and watch her work — along with the rest of the Angels — by tuning in to The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special Thursday night at 10 p.m. on CBS.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/25/lily-aldridge-dishes-on-victorias-secret-swim-special-its-much-more-personal/feed/0Will Forte Teases New TV Show ‘Last Man on Earth,’ Talks ‘SNL 40′ Afterpartyhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/25/will-forte-teases-new-tv-show-last-man-on-earth-talks-snl-40-afterparty/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/25/will-forte-teases-new-tv-show-last-man-on-earth-talks-snl-40-afterparty/#commentsWed, 25 Feb 2015 16:16:53 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326267This Sunday, FOX will premiere its new, post-apocalyptic comedy series The Last Man on Earth, which is a scripted, single-camera show that follows lone survivor Phil Miller (Will Forte) who survived a deadly virus that swept the planet.

The half-hour spot, created by Forte and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will follow the former Saturday Night Live comedian through a deserted world as he searches the U.S. for another survivor — preferably a woman.

“I got into a big bus and I drove all over the place looking for people and I didn’t find anybody,” he explained the storyline to On Air with Ryan Seacrest over the phone on Wednesday. “So I show up back in Tucson and just try to figure out what to do with myself.”

Also during his phone interview, Forte described his experience at SNL 40‘s afterparty that took place at New York City’s Plaza Hotel, and saw a live rendition of “Shake It Off” by Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon, and Taylor Swift herself.

“I just got to go to the SNL 40th, and that party was the craziest party I’ve ever seen,” he laughed. “So I’m downstairs in the lobby of this party, and I’m hearing all these people say, ‘You really should go upstairs. There’s some crazy stuff happening right now.’ I didn’t really think too much about, and finally I go upstairs and I heard somebody singing ‘Let’s Go Crazy.’ I didn’t think too much about it, and then after a while, it sunk in: ‘Wait a second, that’s not somebody singing the Prince song ‘Let’s Go Crazy,’ that’s Prince singing the Prince song.’

Be sure to tune in to the series premiere of The Last Man on Earth this Sunday at 9/8c on FOX.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/25/will-forte-teases-new-tv-show-last-man-on-earth-talks-snl-40-afterparty/feed/0Kylie Jenner ‘Very Excited’ to Move Into New $2.7 Million Calabasas Mansionhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/25/kylie-jenner-very-excited-to-move-into-new-2-7-million-calabasas-mansion/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/25/kylie-jenner-very-excited-to-move-into-new-2-7-million-calabasas-mansion/#commentsWed, 25 Feb 2015 14:40:23 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326226Kylie Jenner is soon going to have a lot of housework to keep up with!

It has been reported that the 17-year-old reality star has purchased a $2.7 million mansion in The Oaks, the same gated community in Calabasas that is also home to her older sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian.

The 4,900-square-foot pad boasts five bedrooms, a home theater, massive kitchen (with a marbled center island), pool, and an outdoor grilling station … plenty of room for Kylie, her friends, and her Italian greyhound puppy, Norman.

“It’s not a dollhouse that’s for sure,” explained E! News’ Ken Baker when he called in to On Air with Ryan Seacreston Wednesday morning to dish on the new purchase. “This is going to happen probably at the end of the summer. Don’t forget she turns 18 in August, and I’m told the move will happen right around that time. She’s very excited. Kris [Jenner] is very supportive. My understanding Kris has helped her make all this happen.”

So will one of Kylie’s visitors be her rumored boyfriend, Tyga?

“He basically hasn’t denied it, that they’re dating,” says Ken, in reference to the rapper’s statement about their relationship. “But he also hasn’t confirmed it. So my understanding, and you can read in between the lines all you want here, I’ve been told explicitly that Tyga and Kylie have been ‘hanging out.’ … Look, if they’re going to take it to another level, I’m sure we’ll find out about it very soon … She turns 18 in August.”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/25/kylie-jenner-very-excited-to-move-into-new-2-7-million-calabasas-mansion/feed/0Will Smith Talks Recording With Kanye West, Stealing Pack of Gum for ‘Focus’http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/24/will-smith-talks-recording-with-kanye-west-stealing-pack-of-gum-for-focus/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/24/will-smith-talks-recording-with-kanye-west-stealing-pack-of-gum-for-focus/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 16:34:30 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=326039Will Smith is back in a leading man role in the crime-comedy Focus, opposite Margot Robbie as a veteran con man thrown off his game by an ex who is also after the same scam.

And although he’s a seasoned actor compared to the 24-year-old Australian actress, he says he had to step up his game, at least in the gym … and all at the urging of his wife of 18 years, Jada Pinkett Smith.

“When I first got the screenplay for Focus and then Margot got cast and Jada looked up Margot online and saw that she was 23-years-old and in perfect condition, Jada looked at me and said, ‘Boy you need to go to the gym right now,'” Will joked during a call into On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Tuesday morning.

And it wasn’t just his body that Will had to work on for the role. He traveled to Las Vegas to meet with sleight-of-hand artist Apollo Robbins to learn how to perfect his con man technique.

“He had circumstances in the past that he wouldn’t discuss, he’s turned over a new leaf, but he is an absolute genius,” praises Will. “What he was explaining to us about the concept of Focus … He said, ‘Ok, this is what we do,’ and he had me walk into a store and steal a pack of gum and walk out. It’s like jumping out of an airplane! … It’s such a bizarre thrill.”

Earlier this month, Will, 46, stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and showed off his other skill that originally put him on the map: rapping! The two beat-boxed to the 1988 hit, “It Takes Two,” giving fans the hope he may return to his other career.

Not only could it happen, but Will may even return with music he created with none other than Kanye West!

“I spent a week or so with ‘Ye and we went into the studio a couple of times and he’s trying to get my gassed up,” explains the actor. “As a person, I’m very different, trying to say the things that I want to say.”

And although they messed around in the studio, Will isn’t so sure he’s going to give up his current day job to return to music. “I can’t say for certain. I don’t want to say, ‘Yeah I’m gonna do it!’ and then get in there and suck. I’m going to stay cautiously optimistic.”